All About Bronze Eyeshadow palette Review

What It Is

A bronzy eye-shadow palette

Essence All About Bronze Eyeshadow palette Review

HOW IT LOOKS/FEELS:

This palette contains eight takes on bronze shadow, each softer than the one before it. The powders are not crumbly, though—just silky enough so that you get a ton of pigment and a good buffing factor. Each formula is a supershimmery, almost molten metallic.

WHY WE LIKE IT:

There are now about 42 million options out there for nude eye-shadow palettes. But if you have a tight budget, finding one under $10 becomes a whole lot harder. Under $8? Nearly impossible. Which is half the reason we're so obsessed with this palette from Essence: It costs around five bucks. The other reason is that it's so amazing, it rivals palettes that cost five times as much. The shadows are velvety and packed with pigment. They blend easily with just your finger or a brush, and they won't disappear by lunchtime. Our only gripe is that they're all shimmery—very, very shimmery. If you're looking for a matte option, look elsewhere. But if you want shimmer, each champagne, nude, and mauve shade is perfectly wearable.